Yalda Night
E132293
Yalda Night is an ancient Iranian winter solstice festival marked by family gatherings, poetry, and special foods to celebrate the longest night of the year.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yalda Night canonical | 3 |
| Shab-e Chelleh | 1 |
| Shab-e Yalda | 1 |
| Winter Solstice | 1 |
| Winter Solstice Festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yalda Night Context triple: [Persians, celebrates, Yalda Night]
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A.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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B.
Nowruz celebrations
Nowruz celebrations are the vibrant Persian New Year festivities marked by Tajiks and other communities with rituals of renewal, family gatherings, special foods, music, and dance to welcome the spring.
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C.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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D.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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E.
Ferdowsi Day
Ferdowsi Day is an Iranian cultural observance honoring the medieval Persian poet Ferdowsi and his epic masterpiece, the Shahnameh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yalda Night Target entity description: Yalda Night is an ancient Iranian winter solstice festival marked by family gatherings, poetry, and special foods to celebrate the longest night of the year.
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A.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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B.
Nowruz celebrations
Nowruz celebrations are the vibrant Persian New Year festivities marked by Tajiks and other communities with rituals of renewal, family gatherings, special foods, music, and dance to welcome the spring.
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C.
Festival of Spring
Festival of Spring is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated with colored powders, music, and dancing to mark the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
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D.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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E.
Ferdowsi Day
Ferdowsi Day is an Iranian cultural observance honoring the medieval Persian poet Ferdowsi and his epic masterpiece, the Shahnameh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian cultural event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ winter solstice celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
family gatherings
ⓘ
light and rebirth symbolism ⓘ poetry recitation ⓘ protection from darkness ⓘ special foods ⓘ winter solstice ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | winter solstice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| duration | one night ⓘ |
| followsCalendar |
Jalali calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian calendar
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Yalda Night
ⓘ
surface form:
Shab-e Chelleh
Yalda Night ⓘ
surface form:
Shab-e Yalda
|
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Zoroastrian tradition
ⓘ
ancient Iranian traditions ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Syriac word "yalda" meaning birth ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| hasReligiousAspect | pre-Islamic Iranian beliefs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
continuity of life
ⓘ
gratitude for light ⓘ togetherness ⓘ |
| marks | longest night of the year ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Iranian communities worldwide
ⓘ
cultural centers ⓘ homes ⓘ |
| occursInIranianMonth | Azar to Dey transition ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | December ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Iranian diaspora
ⓘ
Iranian peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Iranians
Persian-speaking communities ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important Iranian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mehregan
ⓘ
Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
surface form:
Nowruz
|
| symbolizes |
hope and renewal
ⓘ
the birth or rebirth of the sun ⓘ victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
divination with Hafez (Fal-e Hafez)
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family members stay awake late into the night ⓘ reading Hafez poetry ⓘ sharing meals and snacks ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
dried fruits
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nuts ⓘ pomegranate ⓘ sweets ⓘ watermelon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yalda Night Description of subject: Yalda Night is an ancient Iranian winter solstice festival marked by family gatherings, poetry, and special foods to celebrate the longest night of the year.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Winter Solstice
this entity surface form:
Winter Solstice Festival
this entity surface form:
Shab-e Yalda
this entity surface form:
Shab-e Chelleh